Mark Sutton

Mark Sutton

@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

#Cycling, #electricbike & #transport journalist | Market analyst and data watcher | Side interests in #climate, how cities work and economics. Founder and Editor at CyclingElectric.com, contributor to others.

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Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Looking at buying an electric bike in the near future? Cycling Electric (where I'm Editor) has a steady stream of reviews across all categories, with extra focus on affordability and everyday practicality. What do you want to see reviewed next? www.cyclingelectric.com/type/review

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Mark Sutton
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Incredible mums doing incredible things here. An e-bike epic across more than 10,000km of Turkey, with elevation equivalent to 2.4 Everests. With toddlers in tow and largely off road... Raising funds for @leukaemiauk.bsky.social www.cyclingelectric.com/news/mums-e-...

cyclingelectric.comTwo mums & toddlers in tow e-bike 10,000km in Turkey for fundraiserAdventurer Vanessa Ruck, alongside mum and nurse Tori Williams, is to take on a ride across the length of Turkey,
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The software and hardware solutions that the bike industry is coming up with to appease insurers, landlords and buildings managers. Not a problem of the e-bike market's creation, but nonetheless, it's now their job to solve: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/sol...

cyclingelectric.comSolutions for charging e-bike batteries at workplaces emergingSolving the problem of how to appease buildings managers who wish to enable electric bike riders to cycle to work,
Mark Sutton
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The Amflow TL is now on sale, in the UK, you can snag it for as little as £3,199. That's not a typo. This full-suspension, full-carbon frame #ebike has a punchy Avinox M2 motor & possibly now market-leading software attached, as well as electronic shifting: www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/amfl...

cyclingelectric.comAmflow TL review – Touring e-bike stuns with high valueLike most things that come from the Avinox and Amflow design and production teams, the new Amflow TL turned heads
Mark Sutton
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I've learned this morning that Facebook has already been warned by Electrical Safety First about the sale of dangerous recalled batteries. They're still allowed for sale unimpeded regardless: www.cyclingelectric.com/news/faceboo...

cyclingelectric.comDangerous recalled UPP ‘e-bike’ battery widely listed on Facebook MarketplaceFacebook marketplace is presently hosting for sale multiple examples of the dangerous and recalled UPP triangle-shaped 'e-bike' battery, intended as

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Laura Laker
@lauralaker.bsky.social

Online marketplaces are enabling the purchase of dangerous and illegal products @marksuttonbike.bsky.social has done some characterisically excellent work this week highlighting the problem & offering advice www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/buy...

cyclingelectric.comDangerous recalled UPP ‘e-bike’ battery widely listed on Facebook MarketplaceFacebook marketplace is presently hosting for sale multiple examples of the dangerous and recalled UPP triangle-shaped 'e-bike' battery, intended as
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

I am reliably informed that direct-market e-bike imports now outpace bike shop sales. That should set alarm bells ringing, but it's also a reality check. So, I deep-dived the marketplaces to produce this guide on how not to fall victim to bad listings: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/buy...

cyclingelectric.comBuying an electric bike on Amazon or Temu? Avoid these common pitfallsBuying almost any product on mass marketplaces that may not directly hold stock, yet feature sellers from around the globe
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Some data from yesterday's UCL study of gig economy exploitation: 90% stated that financial support would prompt safer purchasing decisions 42% of gig workers reported vehicle damage from crashes 73% concerned about battery fire, 1% actually experienced it www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/bat...

cyclingelectric.comBattery fire danger “emanates from gig business model”, says UCL study professorA new report from fire safety charity Electrical Safety First, produced in tandem with University College London, has concluded that
Mark Sutton
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Battery fire danger “emanates from gig business model”, says UCL study professor. A deep dive into a new Electrical Safety First study of the strains behind the gig economy model, with deeper rider analysis than I've seen to date: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/bat...

cyclingelectric.comBattery fire danger “emanates from gig business model”, says UCL study professorA new report from fire safety charity Electrical Safety First, produced in tandem with University College London, has concluded that
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Interesting. Lime pass prices just shot up, to the point where I am now walking and taking tube. Bike share has eaten the ebike lunch in cities. Will these increases nudge more to a purchase?

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Ben (BicycleBenUK)
@ben.fiets.uk

It would be wonderful if our local representatives would actually take this on board rather than stick to culture wars and motor-first thinking. For the best part of a decade we've had valuable routes planned - not even a comprehensive network, just a starting point - but they've not been built.

Mark Sutton@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds @cyclinguk.bsky.social study www.cyclingelectric.com/news/5-62-re...

cyclingelectric.com£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds studyCyclingUK has published a new report titled The Route Forward, within which it presents a diverse array of cycling schemes
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Channel 5 "scourge of our streets" programme on e-bikes / e-things was nowhere near as bad as the BBC hatchet job, thankfully. But you have to ask, why has the press got it out for something that is inherently positive and why is that story rarely presented?

Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Airing tonight on Channel 5 will be the ragebait titled: E-bikes: the scourge of our streets? I took part, 18 months ago, in filming, as did many other in the bike/city cycle cops world. It should... be better than the BBC's hitjob. Multiple people leaned into the producer to do better. We'll see.

Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Is this the world’s most sustainable e-bike? My appreciation for those who map an emissions journey in production has only grown and the numbers quoted here are not insubstantial savings. This Kickstarter is about to make the idea a reality: www.cyclingelectric.com/news/sustain...

cyclingelectric.comIs this the world’s most sustainable e-bike?With a quite unique patented frame design, construction and environmentally-friendly production credentials to go with, Novbyx is joining the limited
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Under pressure Deliveroo calls for a ban on ‘e-bike’ conversion kits - will run speed checks on vehicles through its app and ban regular offenders. Good to see the heat being applied is having an effect on bringing about some responsibility: www.cyclingelectric.com/news/deliver...

cyclingelectric.comUnder pressure Deliveroo calls for ban on ‘e-bike’ conversion kitsFood delivery giant Deliveroo has called on the Government to ban the sale of so-called unsafe 'e-bike' conversion kits as

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cyclingelectric.bsky.social
@cyclingelectric.bsky.social

We've just added a Reddit community for electric bike riders! A further place where we'll post our reviews and guides, but also a community hub specifically for pedal-assist e-bikes. Join us here: www.reddit.com/r/Electricbi...

reddit.comElectricbikesGBA community for pedal-assist electric bikes (the road legal, non-modified kind). Covering everything from cargo bikes to e-MTBs. A place to ask technical questions, show how much you can load on a c...
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

List of reader submissions to what you can carry by cargo bike A boat A kayak and a paddleboard A cement mixer, wheelbarrow and other tools A wheelie bin A ladder and a bed A family with a Cello A film sets worth of lighting equipment A christmas tree 1/2 www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...

cyclingelectric.comHow much can you carry by cargo bike?How much can you carry by cargo bike? That's the subject of a viral social media trend at present, following
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

List of reader submissions to what you can carry by cargo bike A boat A kayak and a paddleboard A cement mixer, wheelbarrow and other tools A wheelie bin A ladder and a bed A family with a Cello A film sets worth of lighting equipment A christmas tree 1/2 www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...

cyclingelectric.comHow much can you carry by cargo bike?How much can you carry by cargo bike? That's the subject of a viral social media trend at present, following
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Cargo bikers - show me your loads! Writing a piece to snap back against this bizarre viral AI slop that's been prompted by that LBC segment. Pics and stories/metrics welcome.

Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

How much can you carry by cargo bike? A gallery and some data to back up the surprising capabilities of these bikes, plus the chunk of cash you can save by keeping an open mind. Thanks already to a few followers for their best efforts (linked at the end) www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...

cyclingelectric.comHow much can you carry by cargo bike?How much can you carry by cargo bike? That's the subject of a viral social media trend at present, following
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

An interesting data snapshot from a second-hand bikes and e-bikes sales platform here. Electric bike asset values decline at a very similar rate to pedal cycles, not much faster. Good news for sellers, but buyers also have wiggle room: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/ele...

cyclingelectric.comElectric bikes hold similar second-hand values as pedal cyclesSellers of electric bikes will be pleased to learn that their now second-hand asset is likely to have held its

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Engineer Like A Girl
@engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social

My Instagram feed is full of AI generated videos of indignant tradesman riding bikes stacked up with building materials etc. Apparently someone has said something about replacing vans with cargo bikes and they are all very butthurt. And obviously haven't seen what cargo bikes can do! 😂

Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

EU-wide action request against non-compliant e-bikes put to European Commission. Networking in Brussels this week seeks to establish bans on tampering kits, as well as demonstrating the bike industry's housekeeping to ensure electric bikes remain road legal. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/eu-wide...

cyclingelectric.comEU-wide action against non-compliant e-bikes put to European CommissionA bicycle industry trade umbrella has produced and circulated a new position paper with the European Commission today as part

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Sean Jones KC
@seanjones.org

The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.

Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

A growing disparity between motor & component capability emerging? I spoke to the world's best-known chain maker to get its take, resulting in an insightful engineering chat with lots learned. And yes, not all bike makers are meeting the engineering need. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/motor-p...

cyclingelectric.comMotor power & component strength mismatch worsening, says chain giantThe arms race among motor makers to add more torque to systems may inadvertently be creating a broadening gap between
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

A French study into gig economy sector saw 64% of riders were undocumented. The delivery apps cannot say they are unaware & are proactively managing the situation. Without exploitation, their model collapses. Maybe it should. That said, these people want to work; letting them is good for economy.

Mark Sutton@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Hats off to @lauralaker.bsky.social for continuing to dig beneath the surface of the gig economy exploitation model. Here @antislavery.org and @britishretail.bsky.social call for a higher-grade mandatory 'human rights due diligence' from the #gigeconomy. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/anti-sl...

cyclingelectric.comAnti Slavery NGO & retail org say: Gig supply chain must do ‘Human rights due diligence’Delivery app firms like Deliveroo, Just Eats and Uber Eats, along with major UK supermarkets, are ‘getting off scot-free’ around
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Hats off to @lauralaker.bsky.social for continuing to dig beneath the surface of the gig economy exploitation model. Here @antislavery.org and @britishretail.bsky.social call for a higher-grade mandatory 'human rights due diligence' from the #gigeconomy. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/anti-sl...

cyclingelectric.comAnti Slavery NGO & retail org say: Gig supply chain must do ‘Human rights due diligence’Delivery app firms like Deliveroo, Just Eats and Uber Eats, along with major UK supermarkets, are ‘getting off scot-free’ around
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

This political party just made tackling modified e-mobility policy, including calling for a total ban on imports on non road legal goods, as well as expressly supporting cycling and genuine e-bike growth. Looks like I could be tempted to vote for... www.cyclingelectric.com/news/this-po...

cyclingelectric.comThis political party just made tackling modified e-mobility policyThe Liberal Democrats have made themselves known as the first political party to make tackling the scourge of illegally modified
Mark Sutton
@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

My earlier Gocycle pricing was wrong - too high! The carbon is a penny under £4,000 and the aluminium £2,999!

Mark Sutton@marksuttonbike.bsky.social

Demand for Gocycle electric folding bike has never ceased to exist, even though the brand has been absent now for some time. That ends this December, as the G5 lands in carbon and aluminium, each ironing out old niggles: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/goc...

cyclingelectric.comGoCycle returns with overhauled G5 in carbon or aluminiumGreat news for Gocycle fans, the brand is officially back and the long-awaited G5 will mark the relaunch with both